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/:: Artist :: Inculter ::\
:: Album :: Persisting Devolution ::
:: Year :: 2015 ::
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:: . Genre :: Black Metal Source :: CDDA . ::
:: Label :: Edged Circle Productions R.date :: 2015.05.26 ::
_::__ Cat.nr. :: EDGE011CD Size :: 70,16 MB __::_
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..: Bitrate :: avg. 253kbps : .
. Quality :: 44,1kHz/Joint Stereo .
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Website :: https://www.facebook.com/Inculter
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:: 01. Prophets Chants (intro) 00:44 ::
:: 02. Diabolic Forest 04:07 ::
:: 03. Commander 03:16 ::
:: 04. Traducers Attack 04:57 ::
:: 05. Pastoral Slaughter 03:10 ::
:: 06. Mist of the Night 04:10 ::
:: 07. Death Domain 04:25 ::
:: 08. Endless Torment 04:16 ::
:: 09. Volcanic Swarm 03:01 ::
:: 10. Envision of Horror 06:05 ::
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:: ::
:: There's an idiom that goes, "Everything old is new again." ::
:: It's a concise way of saying that fads and trends tend to ::
:: get recycled from generation to generation. You see it ::
:: demonstrated everywhere in pop culture - fashion, ::
:: television, and music. It's especially apparent in heavy ::
:: metal where so-called purity is fetishized, sometimes to the ::
:: point of unintentional parody. This conservative attitude ::
:: towards the music is the reason why bands like Deafheaven ::
:: get so much criticism from fans for blurring the lines ::
:: between metal and other styles of rock music. It's also the ::
:: reason all-ages heavy metal shows can sometimes look more ::
:: like an 80s themed high school costume party than a concert. ::
:: ::
:: There's nothing wrong with keeping it old, but this endless ::
:: parade of bands whose gimmick is just to sound as close to ::
:: other, pre-existing bands gets tiring, especially for those ::
:: of us who've been listening to metal for multiple decades. ::
:: Consequently, it's a breath of fresh air when a band comes ::
:: along that, while completely unoriginal, still manages to ::
:: record an album's worth of material that's compelling and ::
:: fun to listen to. Norway's Inculter is one such band. Their ::
:: debut, Persisting Devolutioni, is a throw back to the early ::
:: to mid 80s era of thrash and proto-death metal that ::
:: accurately captures the feel of the time - a feat that's all ::
:: the more impressive considering the oldest member of ::
:: Inculter is 19. ::
:: ::
:: If you were to listen to Persisting Devolution without any ::
:: background information, it would be easy to mistake the ::
:: album for some forgotten relic from 1986. Inculter combine ::
:: elements of Teutonic thrash bands like Kreator and Sodom ::
:: with American thrash and paleo-death legends like Exodus and ::
:: Slayer. The resulting tornado of gruff vocals, d-beat ::
:: drumming, and minimalist guitar solos are then drenched in ::
:: production so filthy you'll feel like showering after each ::
:: listen. Yes, the songs all sort of sound the same, but, with ::
:: a brisk run time of 38 minutes and not much filler, you ::
:: won't even notice what with all the headbanging you'll be ::
:: doing. ::
:: ::
:: Persisting Devolution isn't a must buy, but it's still a ::
:: good record. Whether or not you decide to drop the cash on ::
:: it will depend largely on how big a fan you are of death ::
:: tinged thrash metal. If you're in the mood for some OG evil ::
:: sounding thrash, this is likely to be the record to beat in ::
:: 2015. There's still plenty of room for the band to improve, ::
:: but fortunately they have 60 or more years to improve. ::
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